With daily vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz still down to a trickle, and now the Red Sea and the Suez Canal routes vulnerable to the Houthis’ threat on the Bab Al Mand…
“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thou…
“Behind the cotton wool is hidden a pattern… the whole world is a work of art… there is no Shakespeare… no Beethoven… no God; we are the words; we are the music; we ar…
It’s looking like a great year for indie cinema. Which is swell news for nerds. For those of us particularly loyal to print and celluloid, the late festival circuit—including the …
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Chicago-born playwright Bonnie Greer, who became a familiar face in British political discourse later in life, has died. Her husband David Hutchins announced news of Greer's death.
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Poetry. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 285 books submitted for consi…
The three Real Madrid footballers rolled up their T-shirts to conceal a message of support for the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where tension over migration remains following a surge…
Peter Eitel & Sigmar Gabriel identify the dangers and opportunities created by the erosion of American and Chinese dominance.
Casualty spoilers follow.Casualty’s Elinor Lawless has spoken out about a key moment at the end of the show’s recent 40th anniversary episodes, involving her character Stevie Nash…
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has denounced intensifying attacks against Saudi Arabia as “unacceptable,” pledging full solidarity and support under the terms of the newly…
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping switches focus to Haymitch, finally telling the story of his Hunger Games during the second Quarter Quell. For fans of the series, the new…